diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/tx.c
index 796f010204d5..31a81a4c6e78 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/tx.c
@@ -1480,6 +1480,7 @@ static void iwl_mvm_rx_tx_cmd_single(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 	while (!skb_queue_empty(&skbs)) {
 		struct sk_buff *skb = __skb_dequeue(&skbs);
 		struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
+		struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (void *)skb->data;
 		bool flushed = false;
 
 		skb_freed++;
@@ -1524,11 +1525,11 @@ static void iwl_mvm_rx_tx_cmd_single(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 			info->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_STAT_AMPDU_NO_BACK;
 		info->flags &= ~IEEE80211_TX_CTL_AMPDU;
 
-		/* W/A FW bug: seq_ctl is wrong when the status isn't success */
-		if (status != TX_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
-			struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (void *)skb->data;
+		/* W/A FW bug: seq_ctl is wrong upon failure / BAR frame */
+		if (ieee80211_is_back_req(hdr->frame_control))
+			seq_ctl = 0;
+		else if (status != TX_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 			seq_ctl = le16_to_cpu(hdr->seq_ctrl);
-		}
 
 		if (unlikely(!seq_ctl)) {
 			struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (void *)skb->data;